The eye of the beholder: Tuberculosis screening for elderly long-term care residents

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1121-

  Schwartzman, Kevin ^a   Dowdy, David ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID;

AGED; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INCIDENCE; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; LONG TERM CARE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

EID: 84883019361     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.13.0496     Document Type: Editorial

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